Jeff Gold

Jeff Gold (born 1956) is an American music business executive, author, music historian, Grammy Award winning art director, and music memorabilia collector and dealer.

Gold was the first employee of Rhino Records, and in 1975 produced the label’s first release, “Go To Rhino Records” by Wild Man Fischer.

In 1981 he joined A&M Records as assistant to president Gil Friesen; he was later promoted to vice president of marketing & creative services and worked with The Police, Cat Stevens, Iggy Pop and Bryan Adams. Gold wrote liner notes and helped compile albums by Cat Stevens,Captain Beefheart, and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and was editor of the book “A&M Records: The First 25 Years”. Gold art directed album covers for numerous artists including the The Neville Brothers, Al Green, and John Hiatt, and in 1991 won a best album package Grammy Award for the Suzanne Vega album Days of Open Hand.

In 1990 Gold joined Warner Bros. Records as senior vice president of creative services, working with artists including Seal,R.E.M., and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and art directed album covers for artists including Prince,Miles Davis,Jimi Hendrix,Squeeze and New Order. He received Best Album Cover Grammy nominations for his work on packages for R.E.M, ZZ Top, and Paul Westerberg. He was an executive producer of the albums Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (featuring Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Seal, and The Cure) and the soundtrack to the Howard Stern movie Private Parts.

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